Saw-swage



(No Model.)

J. L. PITT,S.

SAW SWAGE.

No. 259,423. Patented June 13, 1882.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,423, dated June 13,1882. Application filed January 11, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES L. PITTS, of thecity of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Saw-Swage, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improved sawswage, so constructed as to bereadily and quickly adjusted to saw-teeth of any size; and the object isto enable the operator to swage and draw out the teeth of a saw inproper form and shape to he the most eificient, more quickly and betterthan can be done by any device now in use. I attain this object by meansof the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of mysawswage, and Fig. 2 is a side viewof the same, showing the method of applying it to the sawteeth to beoperated on. 7

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, H represents the swage proper, one end terminating in asuitable handle of suitable form and size to be readily grasped by thehand, while the other turns or bends at right angles with the handle, asshown in Fig. 1. This part tapers toward the end farthest from thehandle, as shown, and is provided with several grooves, (shown bya a a ain Fig. 1,) which grooves slope down in front toward the swage-plate K.

The plate K is constructed of tempered steel, and also tapers ordecreases in size to correspond with the swage proper, as shown in theThe bend X in the handle is designed to allow the swage to be held undera tooth and pressed downward, so that a saw-tooth may fit into thisbend, thus allowing the swage to be readily used at the largest point.

In using my invention the grooved portion is placed downward in caseswhere the sawteeth are up, so that one groove fits over one tooth, asshown on tooth T. Then, by lowering the handle, the point of tooth T isbrought just over the edge of the sWage-plate K, as shown in Fig. 2.Then, by a small hammer, the point of the tooth is flattened or drawnout into the form required.

The swage and plate K, diminishing in size, allow the device to beapplied to saw-teeth of all sizes, which adjustabilityis still furtherincreased by the sloping grooves a a a, as above described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, the sawswage constructed of the part HH, provided with grooves a a a, and keyed swage-plate K,

all constructed as and for the purposes described.

JAMES L. PITTS. Witnesses:

FRED W. STEVENS,

EDWARD TAGGART.

